Cosmetic case

ABSTRACT

A mirrored cosmetic case has a snap-in container for a solid cosmetic at one end of the mirror and a hinged lid that is recessed to accommodate the container.

United States Patent Klein K. Haddaway 1650 21st Road North, Arlington,Va. 22209 Aug. 8, 1069 July 13, 1971 Inventor Appl. No. Filed Patentedcosmmc CASE 5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl. 132/79 G Int. CL A45d 40/22 Field oISeu-ch 132/79, 79

F, 79 G, 83; 206/38 V; 220/31 [56] References Cited UNITED STATESPATENTS 1,818,793 8/1931 Coryell 206/38 V 1,848,178 3/1932 Kasdan.....132/79G 2, 117 ,Z l 5/1938 Lampl 132/79 R 2,382,061 8/1945 Janchick132/79 G Primary Examiner1.ouis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner--J. N.Eskovitz Anomey- Robert .1. Patch ABSTRACT: A mirrored cosmetic case hasa snap-in container for a solid cosmetic at one end of the mirror and ahinged lid that is recessed to accommodate the container.

COSMETIC CASE The present invention relates to cosmetic cases, moreparticularly of the type containing a mirror and a supply of cosmetic tobe applied to the face while looking in the mirror.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic casewhich presents ready access to a quantity of solid cosmetic within thecase.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic casehaving a supply of cosmetic therein that can be replaced when exhausted.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of acosmetic case containing a supply of cosmetic, which will have desirablysmall dimensions, so that it can be pocket size or the size of acigarette lighter, at the same time that it provides space for arelatively large quantity of cosmetic.

Finally, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmeticcase which will be relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture,easy to clean, and rugged and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a consideration of the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. I is a perspective view of a cosmetic case according to the presentinvention, with the cover closed;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, but with the cover open;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view through the cosmetic caseof the present invention, with the cover closed; and

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, but with the cover open and showinga container of cosmetic just prior to insertion.

Referring now to the drawing in greater detail, there is shown acosmetic case according to the present invention, comprising a base orbody I having a lid 3 that has an end portion 5 that is raised on theoutside and recessed on the inside. Lid 3 is swingably secured to body 1by means of an elongated piano hinge 7 extending substantially fulllength of body 1 and lid 3. In the closed position shown in FIG. I, themargins of body 1 and lid 3 are coextensive and in registry with eachother.

Body 1 and lid 3 may be stamped from sheet metal or molded from plasticor formed from any other suitable rigid or semirigid material.

A mirror 9 is secured as by cement or the like to the inside bottom ofbody I, and extends most of the length of body I but terminates in afree edge 11 spaced by a gap 13 from the adjacent end wall 15 of body I.I

Gap 13 thus serves as a recess for the detachable reception ofa cosmeticcontainer 17. Container 17 may be of polyvinyl chloride or polyethyleneor other easily resiliently deformable plastic material and isrectangular and upwardly open and contains a quantity of a solidcosmetic 19 such as a rouge or cream or paste other coloring orconditioning material to be applied to the skin of the user.

In speaking of the free edge" of mirror 9, it will of course beunderstood that this edge can be bordered or covered with a protectivestrip of the like, without departing from the inventron.

Container 17 includes at its base an outwardly extending lip orprojection 21 integrally molded thereon, which is releasably disposablein a correspondingly shaped opening 23 through the base of end wall 15of body I, when container I7 is disposed in the assembled relationshipshown in FIG. 3. In this position, container 17 is somewhat squeezedbetween end wall 15 and free edge 11 of mirror 9, the resilientdeformability of the container 17 releasably retaining the container inthe assembled position of FIG. 3, as does also the projection 21.

The container 17 can be closed and sealed until use by heatsealed foilof flexible material such as metal foil, plastic or the like (notshown), which can simply be peeled off when container 17 has beeninserted in recess 13, so as to facilitate the packing and shipping andmerchandising of container 17, and to avold soiling the hands whenlnsertlng a fresh container 17.

A conventional fingerpiece 25 is provided on lid 3 to aid in opening thecase.

In the assembled relationship of FIG. 3, with the lid 3 closed, it willbe noted that the upper or open portion of container 17 is disposed inthe recessed underside of raised portion 5 oflid 3.

In use, the case is simply opened, from the position of FIG. 1 to theposition of FIG. 2 and beyond, whereupon the user's face can be seen byreflection in mirror 9 while the user applies cosmetic 19 with thefinger or with a brush.

When the supply of cosmetic 19 is exhausted, the container 17 may simplybe snapped out of recess 13 in which it is resiliently retained. Then, afresh container 17 of cosmetic can be inserted, from the FIG. 4 positionto the FIG. 3 position, the opening 23 guiding the container into therecess 13 in which it is resiliently retained. Alternatively, of course,the projection 21 can be omitted, relying entirely on the resilience ofthe container for the releasable retention of the container in its seat.

When the lid is closed, a cosmetic case is presented whose overalldimensions are as small as possible, but which at the same timeaccommodates a maximum quantity of cosmetic 19 by virtue of the recessedunderside of the projecting portion 5 of the lid 3.

It will also be noted that the cosmetic case of the present invention isof remarkably simple construction, embodying as it does only the hingedbody 1 and lid 3, the mirror 9 cemented to the bottom of the body, andthe replaceable cosmetic container 17. The free edge I! of the mirror 9thus performs the uniquely novel function of retaining the replaceablecosmetic container.

From a consideration of the foregoing disclosure, therefore, it will beevident that all of the initially recited objects of the presentinvention have been achieved.

Although the present invention has been described and illustrated inconnection with a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood thatmodifications and variations may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention, as those skilled in this art will readilyunderstand. Such modifications and variations are considered to bewithin the purview and scope of the present invention as defined by theappended claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A cosmetic case comprising a body and a lid for closing the body, acosmetic container releasably secured to the body in one end of the bodyand projecting above the body, and a recess in only the end of the lidthat overlies said one end of the body to receive the projecting portionof the cosmetic container when the lid is closed, said case when saidlid is closed having a greatest thickness through said recess and asubstantially lesser thickness elsewhere and a mirror secured flat onthe inside wall of said body that is opposite said lid, said mirrorhaving a free edge spaced from an end wall of the body, said containerbeing releasably retained between said free edge of the mirror and saidend wall of the body.

2. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, said container being of aresiliently deformable material and being resiliently deformablyretained between said edge of said mirror and said end wall ofthe body.

3. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 2, said container being arectangular open-top container, said free edge of said mirror and saidend wall of said base both being straight and defining between them arectangular recess of a size to receive and retain said container.

4. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, said end wall having a recesstherein, said container having a projection thereon that fits in saidrecess to aid in retaining said container in said body.

5. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 3, said body and lid beingrectangular and having a greatest length in a direction perpendicular tothe greatest length of said open-top con tainer, said lid recess beingrectangular and having a greatest length perpendicular to the reatestlength of said body and lid.

1. A cosmetic case comprising a body and a lid for closing the body, acosmetic container releasably secured to the body in one end of the bodyand projecting above the body, and a recess in only the end of the lidthat overlies said one end of the body to receive the projecting portionof the cosmetic container when the lid is closed, said case when saidlid is closed having a greatest thickness through said recess and asubstantially lesser thickness elsewhere and a mirror secured flat onthe inside wall of said body that is opposite said lid, said mirrorhaving a free edge spaced from an end wall of the body, said containerbeing releasably retained between said free edge of the mirror and saidend wall of the body.
 2. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, saidcontainer being of a resiliently deformable material and beingresiliently deformably retained between said edge of said mirror andsaid end wall of the body.
 3. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 2,said container being a rectangular open-top container, said free edge ofsaid mirror and said end wall of said base both being straight anddefining between them a rectangular recess of a size to receive andretain said container.
 4. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 1, saidend wall having a recess therein, said container having a projectionthereon that fits in said recess to aid in retaining said container insaid body.
 5. A cosmetic case as claimed in claim 3, said body and lidbeing rectangular and having a greatest length in a directionperpendicular to the greatest length of said open-top container, saidlid recess being rectangular and having a greatest length perpendicularto the greatest length of said body and lid.